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Mists in vicinity of icebergs, 



vi. 48. 



Mites, ii. 17, 198. 

 Mixed woods, iv. 151. 

 Mnium, species of, iv. 105, 106, 



108. 



Mohammedan calendar, yi. 88. 

 Moisture, effect of, hi. 15, 



iv. 1 60 : observations on, 



vi. 1 8 ; of the air, amount of, 



vi. 2. 

 Mole, i. 46, 48, ii. 190, 202 ; 



habits of, i. 47 ; ii. 206 ; 



hills, i. 47 ; shovel-like 



hands, i. 47. 



Moles, optic nerves of, ii. 208. 

 Molinia, species of, iv. 159, 200, 



204, 205, v. 38. 

 Molluscs, i. 158, ii. 105, 137, 



144, 176, 184. 



Monkswood, figure of, iii. 104. 

 Monocotyledon, ii. 92. 

 Monocotyledons, ii. 89, iii. 20, 



iv. 69, v. 38. 

 Monocultural, vi. 32. 

 Monsoon regions of Far East, 



vi. 38, 39. 

 Montbretia, corm, root, and 



underground stem of, iii. 65. 

 Months in which rainfall is 



heavy, vi. 25. 

 Moon, crescent after sunset, vi. 



87 ; in relation to tides, vi. 



89 ; light, vi. 85 ; Moham- 

 medan observations of, vi. 88 ; 

 movement from west to east, 

 vi. 86, 87 ; movement south 

 to north, vi. 86 ; number of 

 days between each, vi. 88 ; 

 reflected light of, vi. 86 ; 

 seas or plains of, vi. 86 ; 

 waxing and waning, vi. 89, 



90 ; wort, iv. 93, 98. 



Moor, excursion to, vi. 35 ; 



grasses, iv. 186, 188 ; mat- 



grass, iv. 182, 200, 201 ; hen, 



ii. 190, 214 ; land, ii. 200, 



213, iv. 188. 

 Moss, Broom-fork, iv. 158 ; 



Campion, iv. 197 ; Fern, iv. 



179 ; Four-toothed, iv. 107 ; 



gall, ii. 205 ; Hair, iv. 157, 



179 ; Irish or Carragean, v. 



10 ; \Vavy Hair, iv. 114. 

 Mosses, iv. 79, 100, 121, 125, 



132, 155, 158, 177, 178, i79 



180, 188, 189, 195, 197, v. 



21, 23, 70 ; side-fruiting, iv. 



115 ; top-fruiting, iv. 107 ; 



wall-inhabiting, iv. 109. 

 Moth, injurious, v. 180 ; small 



ermine, figured, v. 182. 

 Mother Carey's chicken, i. 83. 

 Moths, v. 33. 

 Mould-like fungi, iv. 141 ; with 



two fruits, magnified, iv. 141. 

 Moulds, iv. 125, 141. 

 Moults of young birds, i. 88. 

 Mount Blanc, de Saussure's 



excursion on, yi. 9, 10 ; 



temperature of, vi. ii. 

 Mountain ash, arosaceous tree, 



iv. 160 : buckler - fern, iv. 



178 ; chains, meaning of, 



vi. 216 ; growth of, il- 



lustration of, vi. 178 ; hare, 

 i. 63 , ii. 216 ; pastur- 

 ages, destruction of, vi. 36 ; 

 points on the surface of, vi. 

 51 ; side, ii. 200, 216 ; 

 St. John's -wort, iv. 160 ; 

 temperature of, vi. 3. 



Mouse-ear hawkweed, iii. 55, 

 76, v. 74. 



Mowing meadow, v. 64. 



Mucor, iv. 141. 



Mud-haunting animal, ii. 168. 



Mud, how formed, vi. 93, 102 ; 

 line, meaning of, vi. in ; 

 plants of estuaries, v. i ; 

 rush, v. 3. 



Muddy streams, vi. 46. 



Multicellular hairs, iii. 81. 



Multiplication of plants, v. 113. 



Mus, species of, ii. 189, 196, 207. 



Mushroom, iv. 133 ; common, 

 iv. 126 ; like toadstools, 

 iv. 127 ; spawn, iv, 125, 126. 



Mussel, ii. 138 ; byssus of, ii. 

 66, 138 ; diagram of glochi- 

 dium, ii. 66, 67 ; diagram of 

 section, ii. 63 ; eggs of, ii. 66 ; 

 exhalant siphon, ii. 138 ; 

 foot of, ii. 63, 138 ; parasitic 

 young of, ii. 192 ; mantle 

 of, ii. 139 ; sensory organs 

 of, ii. 67 shell teeth of, 

 ii. 67 ; pearls of, ii. 191, 192. 



Mustard, iii. 21 ; and cress, 

 exalbuminous seeds of, iii. 

 7, 12. 



Mycelium, iv. 133. 



Myriopods, i. 158, ii. 35. 



Naiadacese, ii. 88. 

 Naiads, ii. 200, v. 24. 

 Naked buds, iii. 43. 

 Narcissus, varieties of, iii. 114 ; 



v. 172-179 ; bulb and 



flower structure, iii. 63. 

 Narcissus, species of, iii. 156, 



160, v. 177. 

 Nardus, varieties of, iv. 182- 



204. 

 Nasturtium, varieties of, iii. 59, 



v. 42, 179 ; illustration of, 



iii. 72. 



Nautical almanack, vi. 64, 76. 

 Navigation in relation to mists, 



vi. 48, 76. 

 Neap tide, vi. 89. 

 Nectarine, v. 148. 

 Nekton, ii. 184. 

 Nematodes, ii. 199, 200. 

 Nemertea, ii. 161. 

 Nemophila, v. 169. 

 Nereis, ii. 179. 

 Nerittna, ii. 191. 

 Nerve physiology, ii. 209. 

 Nesting places, i. 100. 

 Nestling birds, i. 68-72. 

 Nests of birds, i. 98-104. 

 Nettle-leaved campanula, iii. 32. 

 Nettles, iii. 75, iv. 36, 185. 

 Newfoundland dogs, i. 26. 

 Newt, eggs of, i. 123, ii. 194 ; 



habits of, i. 120-123. 

 Nightjar, type of beak, i. 92. 

 Night-shade, enchanter's, ii. 209. 

 Nine-eye, i. 152. 



Nocturnal birds of prey, i. 83. 

 Nodes of flowering plants, iii. 



92. 



Non-flowering plants, iv. 178. 

 Noon-tide shadow, vi. 75, 82. 

 North Pole, ice and snow of, 



vi. 6. 

 Norway lobster, ii. 146 ; rat, 



i. 30. 



Nudibranchs, ii. 144, 170. 

 Nuthatch, ii. 210 ; method of 



feeding on nuts, iv. 149. 

 Nuts of hazel, iv. 149. 



Oak, life-history of, ii. 212, 

 iii. 3, 86, iv. 144, 145, 147, 

 148, 150, 157, 162, 164, 172, 

 179, 208, v. 215 ; illustrations 

 of, iv. 59 ; varieties of, iv. 

 152 ; flowers of, illustrated, 

 iv. 152 ; apple gall-fly, ii. 18, 

 19; fern, iv. 87, 179 ; galls, 

 ii. 212 ; spangles, ii. 212. 



Oarsmen, ii. 15. 



Oarweeds, v. 10. 



Oat fields, v. 87 ; belt, v. 87 ; 

 grass, v. 56. 



Oats, iii. 12, 25, 29, 30, v. 78, 

 86, 88. 



Observatory hives, ii. 8. 



Octopus, ii. 137. 



Olive tree, iv. 165. 



Onion, iii. 10, 63, 70, v. 116, 

 130, 141 ; history and cul- 

 tivation of, v. 140. 



Ooze, composition of, vi. in. 



Ooze, globigerina, figure of, vi. 

 101. 



Open sea, pelagic fauna of, ii. 

 169, 187. 



Openbill, type of beak, i. 92. 



Open-field system, v. 71, 72. 



Opium poppy, iv. 24. 



Orchids, iii. 31, 106, 199, iv. 

 71, 74, 76, 178, 186, v. 

 68, 216. 



Orchis, v. 46, 63. 



Orchis maculata, iii. 198, 199, 

 iv. 69, v. 68. 



Origin of soils, v. 188-195. 



Osmunda regalis, iv. 89, 93. 



Ostrich, figure of foot, i. 95. 



Otter, ii. 196. 



Otter-shells, ii. 128. 



Outcrop, meaning of, vi. 159. 



Outer fringe of sand hills, 

 illustration of, v. 4. 



Ovary, two-celled, iv. 148, 160. 



Owl-parrot, i. 86 ; owl, snowy, i. 

 83, ii. 210, ii. 219. 



Ox, horns of, i. 38 ; stomach of, 

 i. 38 ; teeth of, i. 41. 



Oxen, i. 32, 39. 



Ox-eye daisy, v. 81. 



Oxlip, iv. 209 ; pastures of 

 Leicestershire, v. 65. 



Oyster-catcher, ii. 170, 171, 196. 



Oysters, ii. 68, 170. 



Paddles of penguins, i. 86. 

 Paddle-worm, leafy plates of, 



ii. 159- 



Faeony (the Bride), v. 171- 

 Pangolin, African, i. 57. 

 Pansies, iii. 124, v. 76, 77, 176. 



